Welcome back, listeners!!! This is the season premiere for our 8th season of Rediscovering Latinidad! Today we will discuss our co-host Edward's upcoming RootsTech talk, about the incredible Full-Text Search feature on FamilySearch.org! We are also grateful to be joined by Debbie Gurtler, Assistant Director of the FamilySearch Library.

Watch Edward's free online webinar: "How Full-Text Search Can Find Latin American Genealogy" on Saturday, March 7 at 5pm ET!
https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/session/how-full-text-search-can-uncover-latin-american-genealogy
(This will be the on-demand link too.)

And go to www.rootstech.org to sign up for the RootsTech 2026 Conference, March 5-7!

Read Edward's blog Genetic Funhouse about his latest adventures with Full-Text Search:

Try out FamilySearch.org for yourself!

Full-Text Search: https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/full-text
Simple Search: https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/simple-search

Previous RootsTech talks by Debbie Gurtler:
- Crossing the Frontera (in English) https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/session/crossing-the-frontera
- Vaya con Dios: inmigración hispana a América (in Spanish) https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/session/vaya-con-dios-inmigracion-hispana-a-america-latina
- Locating your Immigrant's Hometown (in English)
  https://www.familysearch.org/en/rootstech/session/locating-your-immigrants-hometown
FamilySearch Research Wiki: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Main_Page

Please visit Edward's blogs! Let's keep this family research going:
http://ruedafingerhut.blogspot.com
https://geneticfunhouse.blogspot.com

Know Your Rights Trainings and Legal Service Agencies
National:
● Trainings for immigrant educators, students and parents – https://www.immschools.org/
● Free or low-cost immigration legal services -- https://www.immigrationlawhelp.org/
● For Dreamers - Legal Services - Cornell Law School –https://sites.lawschool.cornell.edu/path2papers/about/

CA:
● CA Immigration Legal Service Agencies (Bay Area) –https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?zip=95126&x=0&y=0
● Legal services for immigrants - https://www.pangealegal.org/
● Trainings and Resources - Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) - https://www.ilrc.org/
● California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) Resources – https://info.ccsa.org/safe-spaces

DC:
● DC Immigration Legal Service Agencies –https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=DC

TN:
● TN Immigration Legal Service Agencies – https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=TN
● NICE - National International Center for Empowerment – https://www.empowernashville.org/
● TNJFON - Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors -- https://www.tnjfon.org/

WI:
● Milwaukee Immigration Legal Service Agencies -https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/legaldirectory/search?state=WI

Rediscovering Latinidad is an independent podcast. This show is hosted by Briar Rose, Fausto, Edward, y Jellissa and is engineered by Matthew Sambolin. Cover art designed by George Colon.

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